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Scientific Name: Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822
English Name: Gray eel-catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Sagor magur ( সাগর মাগুর), Gang magur (গ্যাং মাগুর), Kain magur (কাইন মাগুর), Kaun mach (কাউন মাছ)
Gray eel-catfish - Sagor magur ( সাগর মাগুর), Gang magur (গ্যাং মাগুর), Kain magur (কাইন মাগুর), Kaun mach (কাউন মাছ) - Plotosus canius - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1511sb-23

Photo: Mahalder, B., (Fishbase)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Plotosidae
Description:
The profile is straight from the tip of the snout to the origin of the dorsal fin. Anterior nostrils are positioned at the end of the snout on the edge of the upper lip. Eyes are small. Both the nasal and maxillary barbels are long, extending at least to the base of the pectoral fin. The total number of fin rays in the continuous median fins ranges from 247 to 281. In terms of coloration, it is a plain dusky brown with a black tip on the dorsal fin. At night, there is a banded pattern.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans Mangrove area
Environment:
Marine, Brackish, Freshwater
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR, Rashed MR, Singha NK, Tazim MF, Mamun MAA, Mamun A, Rahman MM, Hasan ME (eds.) (2022) Album: Marine and Coastal Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. 336 pp

Ahmed MS, Datta SK, Saha T, Hossain Z (2021) Molecular characterization of marine and coastal fishes of Bangladesh through DNA barcodes. Ecology and Evolution, 11(9), 3696-3709.

Singha NK, Parvej MR, Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR (Eds. Uddin MS, Chowdhury SR) (2019) Bangladesh Samudrik O Upokolio Matsya Projatir Album (Species Album of Marine and Coastal Fisheries Researches of Bangladesh), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, 264 p.

Thompson PM, Islam MA (Eds.) (2010) Environmental Profile of St. Martin’s Island, United Nations Development Programme, Dhaka, 150 p

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MF588561  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information